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Gertrude Käsebier, "Silhouette", c. 1915, Gum Bichromate Print, Worcester Art Museum Collection, Sarah C. Garver Fund. by amwestphoto, via Flickr Grete Stern, Clarence White, Portrait Vintage, Old Photography, Famous Photographers, Vintage Portraits, Museum Collection, White Photo, Vintage Photographs

Artist Bio: Gertrude Kasebier was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 18, 1852. Guided by Alfred Stieglitz into the “Photo Secession” movement, she has made her mark on photography with a keen eye for the feminine and domestic in pictorial photography. In 1864 Gertrude’s family relocated to Brooklyn, New York. She was married in 1874. From 1889-1896 she was a homemaker, after which she studied painting at the Pratt Institute. Soon she shifted to photography and was quickly recognized for her…

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“The contributions of Asian American, Latina, and Native American suffragists are just beginning to be examined by scholars,” writes the Library of Congress, a full century after the passage of the 19th Amendmentto the U.S. Constitution in 1920, “but there is still much work to be done regarding all women of color.” Part of the … Continue reading " The Other Suffragettes: the Women Who Kept Fighting for the Right to Vote After the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Passed" Sioux Indian, American Story, Native American Peoples, Native American Tribes, Asian American, Female Photographers, Violinist, White Photo, Sioux

“The contributions of Asian American, Latina, and Native American suffragists are just beginning to be examined by scholars,” writes the Library of Congress, a full century after the passage of the 19th Amendmentto the U.S. Constitution in 1920, “but there is still much work to be done regarding all women of color.” Part of the … Continue reading " The Other Suffragettes: the Women Who Kept Fighting for the Right to Vote After the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Passed"

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Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934) established herself in the 1890s as one of the first professional women photographers. Above is her 1901 study of the 16-year-old Evelyn Nesbit, regarded as the most sensational beauty of her day – at the height of the Gibson Girl craze – who had famous men literally murdering each other for her favors. Käsebier specialized in portraits, but most of her subjects led more tranquil lives than Evelyn Nesbit. "I earnestly advise women of artistic tastes to train for…

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